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Delacorte Press (2020), 336 pages
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Standing in opposition to a class assignment to debate Hitler's Final Solution, seniors Cade and Logan become embroiled in turmoil involving their teacher, principal, Commissioner of Education, white supremacists, and their entire community.
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Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2024)
Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2021)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee — 2023)
Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl (High School — 2023)
Nerdy Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2020)
Just One More Page Recommendation List (Young Adult — 2021)
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LibraryThing member BettyTaylor56
When I first heard about this book it was an immediate must-read for me. I was not disappointed.
Inspired by a true event, this book reveals how easily a community can fracture and be divided by hate.
Teenage Logan and Cade are aghast when Logan’s favorite teacher gives their class an assignment
This explosive story took me on a roller coaster of emotions – shock, outrage, disgust, sorrow, surprise, and pride. Courageous primary characters; great secondary characters. Perfect for all high school libraries. Excellent for classroom or even family discussions. One of the most powerful books of 2020.
Thank you to Delacorte Press for providing a digital ARC of this book. All opinions are strictly my own.
Inspired by a true event, this book reveals how easily a community can fracture and be divided by hate.
Teenage Logan and Cade are aghast when Logan’s favorite teacher gives their class an assignment
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that is morally reprehensible. They are to debate the merits of Hitler’s Final Solution, arguing in favor of the extermination of the Jewish people. They know they must do what is right and get this assignment canceled. They had no idea that standing up for what is right would result in having to stand up against the majority. Not just fellow students turn on them – so do other teachers, parents, and people in the community. They are bullied, threatened, and ostracized. The story is mostly told with the alternating voices of Cade and Logan.This explosive story took me on a roller coaster of emotions – shock, outrage, disgust, sorrow, surprise, and pride. Courageous primary characters; great secondary characters. Perfect for all high school libraries. Excellent for classroom or even family discussions. One of the most powerful books of 2020.
Thank you to Delacorte Press for providing a digital ARC of this book. All opinions are strictly my own.
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LibraryThing member lilibrarian
When a beloved high school teacher distributes an assignment requiring the students to pretend to be Nazis, several students in the school know this is wrong, and protest the assignment. Others see it as validation of their own racist ideas, and the small upstate New York town becomes a
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LibraryThing member SallyElizabethMurphy
This book should be compulsory reading.
LibraryThing member ewyatt
Logan and Cade are in a history class together, seniors in high school. When their teacher, who has become one of Logan's favorites, gives them an assignment to reenact the Wannesee Conference where the Nazi's developed a plan for the "Final Solution". The two friends find the assignment offensive
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and one they don't think should be done in their classroom, they don't want to argue the Nazi's point of view. And they take steps to question the assignment which isn't met well by their teacher, school administration, or some of the others in the school. They finally include their parents in the discussion and both characters are developed further as family relationships are explored. These students face a lot of harassment and hate as they take this stand, but they also find some allies to support them. It isn't an easy road to stand up and speak out. A timely read. Show Less
ISBN
0593123166 / 9780593123164